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New Overseer Could Disrupt Oakland Police Routines
Oakland police officers can expect to see change in their department. Thomas Frazier, appointed to oversee the Oakland police by a federal judge on Monday, has a reputation as an innovator not afraid to shatter police department traditions. Frazier is … Continue reading
Judge Appoints Director to Oversee Oakland Police
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former police commissioner from Baltimore has been appointed by a federal court to oversee the embattled Oakland Police Department. U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson announced Monday that new compliance director Thomas C. Frazier will have … Continue reading
Oakland Awaits First Friday: Sorrow, Anxiety Mix With Anticipation for Monthly Party
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For the last several years, the first Friday of every month has been a date Oaklanders, fans of Oakland, art aficionados, and connoisseurs of community celebrations have all looked forward to. Starting with an event called Art Murmur–a gallery walk … Continue reading
Special Visas for Crime Victims Surge in Oakland
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Shoshana Walter, The Bay Citizen Linda Mendoza says her life began changing for the better the day she was robbed at gunpoint. In 2010, Mendoza had just opened her beauty salon on International Boulevard in East Oakland when three men … Continue reading
Exploited Boys in SF Disappear From View
by Trey Bundy, The Bay Citizen From the 1970s through the 1990s, police say, young male hustlers worked street corners and bars in San Francisco’s Castro District and along Polk Street, blocks away from City Hall. But in recent years, … Continue reading
Boy’s Ejection From SF School Illustrates Struggles in Violence Prevention
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by Trey Bundy, The Bay Citizen An 11-year-old boy in San Francisco made headlines early last year when a shooting near his Western Addition home left a random bullet lodged permanently in his abdomen. Nerve damage, a ruptured bladder and … Continue reading
SF Police Underreport Arrest Rates for Latinos, Asians
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by Shoshana Walter, The Bay Citizen The San Francisco Police Department has underreported the arrest rates of the city's two largest minority groups for years, misclassifying Latino arrestees as "white" and Asian arrestees as “other," The Bay Citizen has learned. … Continue reading
To Avoid Prison, Move to One of These Counties
Want to avoid prison? Then stay in the Bay Area. That's one conclusion you might draw from a massive database assembled by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice on the people behind bars in each county. As part of … Continue reading
Oakland Tackles Violent Crime, Up 20% This Year
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Crime is falling nationwide, but not so in Oakland. Violent crime in the city is up about 20 percent over last year to date. Earlier this month, seven people were murdered in seven days, making it the bloodiest week in … Continue reading
